Winter session’s focus is on North Karnataka

The winter Session will be held at the Suvarna Soudha of Belagavi from December 10 to 20.

“Preparations are being held in full swing,” said Legislative Assembly speaker Ramesh Kumar and Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, who addressed a press meet after a meeting with the senior officers at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Monday.

The winter session is likely to be extended for another day. Though the session has been scheduled from Dec 10-20, the government has sent a proposal to extend the same by another day. They expressed confidence that the session would be extended.

“In case, permission is granted, then the Legislative Council proceedings will be conducted till Dec 21,” said Basavaraj Horatti.

Ramesh Kumar said that the session, which begins from December 10, will be pro-people and high standards would be maintained and dignity and quality discussions will be held. “There will be no compromise on such issues. Quality is expected not just in discussions, but also in attendance and every activity of the house,”he said.

Basavaraj Horatti said priority will be given to issues of North Karnataka. Issues of North Karnataka would be given sufficient time for discussion in case representatives draw the attention of the house during the Question hour, calling attention motion or Zero Hour. The district administration and police department have been given directions to see to it that no inconvenience is caused in terms of following the protocol, security, food and stay. Since representatives arrive from different parts of the state, different kind of food has been arranged. Deputy commissioner Dr S B Bommannahalli said several committees have been formed to look into various aspects.

Students Federation of India (SFI) Dakshina Kannada district unit secretary Madhuri Bolar said, “Classes for the same course in other colleges began about two months ago. Students from this batch have undergone classes for the first year in a private hospital on a contract basis, and are being sent to Wenlock Hospital for the second year. Some institutes also completed their internal examination.”